Aunt Martha is a very sensible woman who believes that there is a place for everything, and everything should be in that place, and she does not detour from that. Her sensible life is turned into chaos when her niece, Teensy, and Teensy's husband, Elmo, spend some time with her, disrupting her sensible life and routine. In all the upheaval, will Aunt Martha survive or will she learn a very valuable life lesson?

Aunt Martha, once again, finds herself in the very unsensible position of vacationing with Teensy and Elmo at the circus. Everything is so different from her sensible, well-laid-out daily plans. Not only is her daily routine disrupted, but the circus folks are unlike anyone she has ever come into contact with. The Sassy family, aerial acrobats, have decided that Aunt Martha is an outsider who cannot possibly be considered circus-worthy and do everything in their power to send her home. In all the upheaval, will Aunt Martha be sent home in disgrace, or will the Sassy family learn a very valuable life lesson?

A young girl cannot watch television, dance, or play with the dog because her parents think that a visiting great-aunt needs her rest.